DMX Plays Wheelchair Basketball With Injured Troops

DMX has put his prison stint behind him and has stepped back into the spotlight where he's playing shows and supporting injured troops.

The rapper made good on his promise to a fan during his first post-sentence concert that he would visit wounded veterans at nearby Fort Sam Houston, TMZ reports. DMX visited the troops and strapped himself into a wheelchair to play a game of basketball.

"It made my day as much as it did their day," the rapper told TMZ. "One told me that I gave him the best early Christmas gift he ever got and that has me still smiling."

DMX served eight months in prison for probation violations and was released in July, according to MTV.

"Earl has so much more to offer the world," manager Nakia Walker said in a statement, according to MTV. "It is now time for X to redefine the world of Hip-Hop with his highly anticipated album of inspirational, painful & street accredited rhymes. It is time to let the Dog out of the kennel."

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Comments

[ltphilpott]

01:49 PM on 12/07/2011

I love it :()

[moch5team]

08:50 AM on 12/07/2011

The sad part is the media and people that don't know about DMX are soaking this up as him trying to polish his image but this is just DMX being DMX and doing what DMX does and always did with or without a camera on him.

[CLSayles]

06:03 AM on 12/07/2011

He is still my dog...

[Arthurine King]

08:48 AM on 12/06/2011

Way to go

[Mamadea]

03:35 AM on 12/06/2011

DMX, now I know why I bought your CD's.

Thank you.

[bnhood81]

12:27 AM on 12/06/2011

couldn't just have it be about the basketball huh? sigh

[Mark Gunn]

09:26 PM on 12/05/2011

This dude has been going above and beyond to rehab his image and I commend him for it. He's getting a lot of love from the religious community as of late and moves like this are genuine.

I hope he continues on this positive path.

[TYRANT357]

08:02 PM on 12/05/2011

Now that I think about it, nobody refers to Martha Stewart as an ex-con.

[gixxerman]

08:56 PM on 12/05/2011

Your comment was brilliant. I find it difficult to understand how a segment of our citizenry can put their past behind them while others are defined by their mistakes. People like Micheal Vick have to go on an infinite apology tour. The media won't let you forget that Magic Johnson is HIV positive before he does an appearance and how others like when Ray Lewis was once on trial for murder. Some how they forget to remind you that Jane Fonda has a criminal record, Time Allen the comedian from "Home Improvement" was caught trafficking drugs, and but not limited to Robert Dinero also having a criminal record.

[113]

02:15 AM on 12/06/2011

Very good point. Favorited and fanned.

[pachonette]

07:34 PM on 12/05/2011

I knew their was a reason I've always loved X!!! Now I know it's not only because he's sexxxxy as heck, lol :-) Welcome back DMX....

[one1byke]

06:33 PM on 12/05/2011

We Love you X. HuffPo is just racially afflicted, that's all.

'ex con rapper' 'DWI Bush' 'Tax Evasive Geithner.."... who else....

[NiklasG]

01:55 PM on 12/05/2011

I think there's strong agreement here that the title is a little much, but I'm not really surprised that HP did this.

[ConservativeAlways]

01:47 PM on 12/05/2011

"Ex-con rapper" - why isn't the same said about Charlie Sheen? Racist much HP?

[sixletters]

01:45 PM on 12/05/2011

D..M..X

[Tmboy]

01:36 PM on 12/05/2011

Ex con rapper? Really? All his legal issue stem from his drug addiction. I've never seen Charlie Sheen called an "ex-con actor"

[NorthwestBBQ]

01:55 AM on 12/06/2011

It seems Charlie can smoke crack with impunity.

[NorthwestBBQ]

01:56 AM on 12/06/2011

See any problem here?

[quedog]

01:21 PM on 12/05/2011

where my dogs at?